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von Wirth, Elena ORCID: 0000-0003-2461-4966, Breuer, Dieter, Mandler, Janet, Schuermann, Stephanie and Doepfner, Manfred . Prediction of Educational Attainment and Occupational Functioning in Young Adults With a Childhood Diagnosis of ADHD: Results from the Cologne Adaptive Multimodal Treatment (CAMT) Study. J. Atten. Disord.. THOUSAND OAKS: SAGE PUBLICATIONS INC. ISSN 1557-1246

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Abstract

Objective: This longitudinal study examined early predictors of educational attainment and occupational functioning in adults with a childhood diagnosis of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Method: Participants (n=70) of the Cologne Adaptive Multimodal Treatment (CAMT) Study were diagnosed with ADHD and received adaptive multimodal ADHD treatment during childhood. They were then followed through adolescence into adulthood. Results: Hierarchical regression analysis revealed that poor reading skill and externalizing behaviors in childhood were early predictors of educational and occupational difficulties in adulthood. The use of stimulant medication in childhood predicted lower high school achievement, probably because medication use was confounded by indication. The regression models improved when intelligence scores and/or externalizing behaviors, especially delinquency, assessed in adolescence were considered as additional predictors. Conclusion: Children with ADHD, who continue to show reading difficulties and externalizing behavior problems after initial treatment, are at risk for educational and occupational difficulties and may need additional support.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Creators:	Creators Email ORCID ORCID Put Code von Wirth, Elena UNSPECIFIED orcid.org/0000-0003-2461-4966 UNSPECIFIED Breuer, Dieter UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Mandler, Janet UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Schuermann, Stephanie UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Doepfner, Manfred UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED
URN:	urn:nbn:de:hbz:38-567784
DOI:	10.1177/10870547211045740
Journal or Publication Title:	J. Atten. Disord.
Publisher:	SAGE PUBLICATIONS INC
Place of Publication:	THOUSAND OAKS
ISSN:	1557-1246
Language:	English
Faculty:	Unspecified
Divisions:	Unspecified
Subjects:	no entry
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Keywords Language ATTENTION-DEFICIT/HYPERACTIVITY DISORDER; DEFICIT HYPERACTIVITY DISORDER; CONDUCT DISORDER; CHILDREN; METAANALYSIS; OUTCOMES Multiple languages Psychology, Developmental; Psychiatry Multiple languages
URI:	http://kups.ub.uni-koeln.de/id/eprint/56778